This book is focused on a highly topical theme which aims at investigating a
remarkable phenomenon of identity-shaping and cross-cultural exchange.
Starting from an analysis of Dracula as the epitomized image of the Balkans
(and of Romania, more specifically) abroad, it provides a comprehensive
historical and (con)textual investigation of the myth, enlarged to incorporate
it into the fictions of exile, and to draw the readers attention to the
"demonic" dimension of the Balkan area in general, and the Romanian area
in particular. By redefining the notion of cultural stereotypes, undertsood...